| Complex probe follows killing of deputies Posted: 25 Oct 2014 02:02 PM PDT  Authorities search for answers after an attack leaves two California officers dead.
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| Hawaii officials warn of possible lava evacuation Posted: 25 Oct 2014 04:11 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii authorities on Saturday told several dozen residents near an active lava flow to prepare for a possible evacuation in the next three to five days as molten rock oozed across a country road and edged closer to homes.
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| U.S. nurse quarantined over Ebola criticizes her treatment Posted: 25 Oct 2014 02:44 PM PDT  The first person quarantined under strict new rules in the New York City area for people with a high risk of Ebola tested negative, New Jersey officials said on Saturday, as President Barack Obama said the response to domestic cases of the deadly disease needs to be based on "facts, not fear." Under the new policy, anyone arriving at the two international airports serving New York City after having contact with Ebola patients in Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea must submit to a mandatory 21-day quarantine. The requirement exceeds current federal ...
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| U.S. recognizes gay marriages in six more states Posted: 25 Oct 2014 10:05 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Saturday the U.S. government will recognize same-sex marriages in six more states, bringing to 32 the number of states where couples in gay unions qualify for federal benefits. Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming were added to the list on Saturday, a week after Holder made a similar announcement concerning seven other states. The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals of cases that sought to overturn bans on same-sex marriages. ...
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| Police seek motive in fatal Washington state school shooting Posted: 25 Oct 2014 03:39 PM PDT  By Eric M. Johnson and Victoria Cavaliere MARYSVILLE Wash. (Reuters) - Authorities in Washington state worked on Saturday to find out what led a popular high school student to open fire on a group of classmates seated at a cafeteria table, killing one and wounding four others, including a pair of his cousins, before killing himself. The Friday incident at Marysville-Pilchuck High School in the city of Marysville, north of Seattle, sent students fleeing from the building and sheltering under desks in the latest in a series of U.S. school shootings. ...
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| U.S. car safety regulators face review over safety lapses Posted: 25 Oct 2014 12:35 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Transportation Department will conduct an internal review of U.S. auto safety regulators in response to a series of safety lapses, including this week's reports of defective air bags, a senior administration official said on Saturday. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the review of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would look at what has occurred and what can be done better to ensure safety. ...
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| US to recognize same-sex marriage in 6 more states Posted: 25 Oct 2014 10:41 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is recognizing gay marriage in six more states and extending federal benefits to those couples, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Saturday.
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| Teacher tried to stop Washington state shooting Posted: 25 Oct 2014 03:14 PM PDT  TULALIP, Wash. (AP) — A newly hired teacher confronted a gunman and was being hailed as a hero on Saturday after a deadly shooting rampage in the cafeteria of a Washington state high school.
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| Egypt leader: 'Foreign hands' behind Sinai attack Posted: 25 Oct 2014 11:10 AM PDT  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said Saturday that an assault on an army checkpoint in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 31 troops was a "foreign-funded operation" and vowed to take drastic action against militants.
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| Obama: Science, not fear, key to Ebola response Posted: 25 Oct 2014 04:42 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. must be guided by science — not fear — as it responds to Ebola.
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